Scene exporter for 3D Studio Max. This tool exports scenes (as opposed to models / animation as with the core exporter) into the dotScene format, and XML definition covered in the dotsceneformat project.

Quick compile instructions

Put the source tree under your Ogrenew\OgreAddOns directory.

The project is tested only on XP/3DSMax v6/VC7.1(.Net2003), so please no questions about VC6 !!!

The included solution (project) file is for Microsoft VC.Net 2003 (VC7.1), so VC7.1 is the first prereq. for 'out of the box compilation', next u need 3DSMaxSDK, it's freely downloadable if u dont have it (see www.discreet.com), and IGame library for 3DSMax (it's included under \IGame subDir of this distro).

The project now use the MAX supplied IGame libary as of MAX 6 > it's included, the supplied IGame lib. is only to use with version prior to 6, and then paths must be set in the project files to use the supplied IGame.

Before compiling take a look and modify the include and lib search paths to suit your dir hierarchy,
ie. set MAXSdk and Ogre lib/includes to suit your system, then compiling should be OK.

Also u must specify where the output plugins have to be generated from the compile:

'OgreExporterPlugin' project should generate 'OgreExporterPlugin.cepg' and this file must be located in your 3DSMax root directory for MAX to load it, ex. 'E:\3DSMax5'

'OgreUtils' project should generate 'OgreUtils.dlu' and this file must be located in your 3DSMax root\plugins directory for MAX to load it, ex. 'E:\3DSMax5\Plugins'

Why 2 projects, well, one is the MAX plugin 'OgreUtils.dlu' (utility plugin), and the other one is a plugin for this plugin...

It's to have a way to debug the exporter without restarting MAX all the time, ie. 'OgreUtils.dlu' is always loaded in MAX, and it dynamicaly load 'OgreExporterPlugin.cepg' on every "Export" command, and then unload it, so u can compile/recompile 'OgreExporterPlugin.cepg' (where the xporting code is) as u like, also u can unload it manualy through a command button in 'OgreUtils.dlu' ;)

Non Advanced Search or Natural Search

The documents are returned sorted on relevance depending on order, proximity, frequency of terms.

Advanced Search or Boolean Search

Default search behavior

By default, all search terms are optional. It behaves like an OR logic. Objects that contain the more terms are rated higher in the results and will appear first in their type. For example, wiki forum will find:

objects that include both terms

objects that include the term wiki

objects that include the term forum

Requiring terms

Add a plus sign ( + ) before a term to indicate that the term must appear in results. Example: +wiki forum will find objects containing at least wiki. Objects with both terms and many occurences of the terms will appear first.

Excluding terms

Add a minus sign ( - ) before a term to indicate that the term must not appear in the results. To reduce a term's value without completely excluding it, use a tilde. Example: -wiki forum will find objects that do not contain wiki but contain forum

Grouping terms

Use parenthesis ( ) to group terms into subexpressions. Example: +wiki +(forum blog) will find objects that contain wiki and forum or that contain wiki and blog in any order.

Finding phrases

Use double quotes ( " " ) around a phrase to find terms in the exact order, exactly as typed. Example: "Alex Bell" will not find Bell Alex or Alex G. Bell.

Using wildcards

Add an asterisk ( * ) after a term to find objects that include the root word. For example, run* will find:

objects that include the term run

objects that include the term runner

objects that include the term running

Reducing a term's value

Add a tilde ( ~ ) before a term to reduce its value indicate to the ranking of the results. Objects that contain the term will appear lower than other objects (unlike the minus sign which will completely exclude a term). Example: +wiki ~forum will rate an object with only wiki higher that an object with wiki and forum.

Changing relevance value

Add a less than ( < ) or greater than ( > ) sign before a term to change the term's contribution to the overall relevance value assigned to a object. Example: +wiki +(>forum < blog) will find objects that contain wiki and forum or wiki and blog in any order. wiki forum will be rated higher.